Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde
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Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd · Jan 1995
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial[Diagnosis of pneumothorax not improved by additional roentgen pictures of the thorax in the expiration phase].
To evaluate whether an expiratory chest roentgenogram adds anything to the results obtained by a standard inspiratory chest roentgenogram in patients with a pneumothorax. ⋯ Expiratory chest roentgenograms are not indicated as a routine investigation for patients in whom pneumothorax is suspected.